Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-14
LucIUs QU1NTIus cuRTrus LAMAR.
secretary must forthwith retire from tn

SIR have just received a commu-
nication bearing this date and will try to
answer 1t at once, as the matter to which
it relates has already been unnecessarily
detained too long. Fortunately l will be
able to do this more conveniently, be-
cause every point submitted has been the
subject of reconsideration, having been
presented through the columns of the
press, whose enterprises put them in
possession of these points before I was
apprised that the decision referred to in
your letter had incurred your disapproval
and met with your displeasure. have
neither the disposition to enter upon a
discussion with a subordinate, nor to an
gage with him at this instance In a
gladiatorial combat, especially so in a
matter in which he has received my care
fully matured instructions, q matter of
pressing Importance of my public du-
Sizes. In no other way can the functions
of a great public department. be success
fully executed thar for the chief to
command, and the subordinate to obey.
Your excuse for this extraordinary COM
munication, is that an argumentatiye re-
port OF yours as to the Missouri, Kansas
q Texas railroad had not been brought
to my attention, and that the Omaha
Eases were neIore me without cita-
~" nn ausaorily pa support OF
ou. au5ussfnent, and without Argument
~ ponaii VI .ue united states. In this
laa. assunapllon you are In error, and the
aeselse VI your sta5ement lsthef fact. You
s.ainn ~ nuYising me That my de-
Saslon AZ .his umana case, rendered, as
sou ASSET, withouu tne dement, of your
sounsel, was III airect antagonisn to any
uoeision VI inc department. You, how
49,, ieiasely state IN substance that,
p.lel 70 100, she rule of ad-
Sas.inons nau oeen uniformly In accord
anJ ' ~ nisn .ne praclice lald down by me,
u ~ ~ iuehtiI - report on the Missouri,
= aeaas case TO which
10, ~ ~ ioi YOU argument OF the
IanS ~ u government TO recover
49,, son'eYeu more tban twelve
ianas 49,, ~ plecisely Ine character OF
90 ueseilpeo ~ my decision OF the
oMaha case. The only answer you
: Ahe asalhsS tnis conceded practice
Oh me government Is that no formal de-
oIslon appears on record upon the subject
~ Soui oiice.
ane secretary ASKS;
: W unosrstana that you do not
sonsiuei eie unllorm practice OF the land
aepaionuel'e,1o LOT twenty-five years, as hay
ink w iolce aug eHect OF Q decision I'M
go t.s involved nave been
speS,noaily ~coMtIoVerse oy some one and
n suonni'eeei or aecislonf"
su1n says q ne Will not
- ~ oissihs certaih decisions
81 ~. oupi1ine coure, attorney General
- ans, snu eA-oecretay Schurz, bearing
- niana case, or IN answering the
a.a,asss - ? sl..lcisths OF the secfe-
: 9 ny uecisioh touchsng the same
al, 80 70 iolioWs' ~ therefore,
10y ssaiioins lo1 me on this point TO dis
poso ~ yuut elementary citation OF legal
a py laiormlng you That they are,
- ny op,nioh, ehtirely irrevelant The
9uessAon nas not Deen, as you suppose, so
~ 'ne iessi enec1 OF q proVfso to q
Rtans, a what Is the
-. ~ proVlso IN inns particular
sianS. ! gase you my opinion OF that
ahaSns, anu you nave shown me no
aauum u reason Ior departing from the
aaN. eie1eln stated. However We
Lay ainel ~ q construction of the
sayuo,, oloi uecsued cases, whatever
saiiance may ekist IN our conceptions
w pupilG aueies, am constrained to
sa5 .o5ou l.ao ehere Is obviously one
LII uPon "nlcn we ale IN thorough ac-
al IN +ba 5oSeeou-
~, ~ sue consmuhicatlon before me, In
.ise.lhg IN my mind a profound convic-
ION. Inc practical effect of your pres
ens course ~ Una you can not execute my
orders, ana follow my instructions, and
.co-operate IN my Instructions, without
opinions which should be
enns to mat eneereaineu WIN refer
intarast .n .laity Important
can bs - az as sincere as you
that nv ;nstrnnt; ptsiounu convection
aasora .l. ulsiohs 10 you are In exact